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Roswell, NM vs Douglas, WY

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Highlights
- Douglas spends 50.6% more per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.0% lower in Douglas than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Douglas had 17.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell
 Roswell, NMDouglas, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor1239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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Reviews for Douglas    2 Reviews

Ok, we have now hit a favorite place of mine - Douglas, WY. Its a gorgeous little place - home of Wyoming State Fair. I was there on off season though. It has a  More

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I have lived in a variety of locations in the past 5 years, following a difficult divorce. Douglas, WY was by far one of my all time favorite places to live! Its  More

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